China, the Us and the Power-Transition Theory: A Critique

ISBN-13: 9780415440240 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 216 str.

Steve Chan

Opis

China's growth has called attention to the power-transition theory, which contends that the danger of a major war is the greatest when a rising dissatisfied challenger threatens to overtake a declining satisfied hegemon. The author questions this prevailin

Spis treści

1. Introduction: The Basic Arguments  2. Power Scores and the Identity of Central Contenders  3. Revisionist Impulse and the Incumbent’s Strategic Selection  4. Imperial Overstretch and Loss Aversion as Sources of War  5. Preventive War and Alternative Responses to Decline  6. Appeasement and the Distribution of Benefits  7. Conundra of Containment and Engagement  8. Managing the Hegemon: In Lieu of Frontal Confrontation  9. Extended Deterrence and the Logic of Selection  10. Conclusion: Theoretical and Policy Implications

O autorze

Steve Chan is currently the department chair and professor of political science at the University of Colorado, Boulder.